At Princeton's pro day, Catapano ran the 40-yard dash in 4.75 seconds on each attempt. He had a 37 1/2-inch vertical jump and a 9-foot-8 broad jump. He ran the short shuttle in 4.31 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.09 seconds. Catapano threw the bar up 33 times on the bench press (225 pounds).

At Princeton's pro day, Catapano ran the 40-yard dash in 4.75 seconds on each attempt. He had a 37 1/2-inch vertical jump and a 9-foot-8 broad jump. He ran the short shuttle in 4.31 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.09 seconds. Catapano threw the bar up 33 times on the bench press (225 pounds).

Guys like this always confuse me...I mean why is he a developmental guy? He's a physical freak who also has brains and therefore likely common sense and work ethic when it comes to football, so it seems like he would have pretty good technique as well. What is he missing?_________________

49ers Finest wrote:

People just seem to be mad because the chiefs are all of a sudden doing what their fans thought they were capable of

Guys like this always confuse me...I mean why is he a developmental guy? He's a physical freak who also has brains and therefore likely common sense and work ethic when it comes to football, so it seems like he would have pretty good technique as well. What is he missing?

Well, I'll first say that I posted that before I knew anything about the guy at all, so I was kinda in panic mode, lol.

Second, he played 4-3 DE in college and will most likely be asked to move to 3-4 OLB for us. That's gonna take some time to adjust. Plus, with Tamba and Houston already on the roster, it stands to reason that we'll want him to sit, learn and develop for a bit anyway.

...so even though my "developmental guy" comment was made in haste, I still agree with it._________________

Guys like this always confuse me...I mean why is he a developmental guy? He's a physical freak who also has brains and therefore likely common sense and work ethic when it comes to football, so it seems like he would have pretty good technique as well. What is he missing?

Well, I'll first say that I posted that before I knew anything about the guy at all, so I was kinda in panic mode, lol.

Second, he played 4-3 DE in college and will most likely be asked to move to 3-4 OLB for us. That's gonna take some time to adjust. Plus, with Tamba and Houston already on the roster, it stands to reason that we'll want him to sit, learn and develop for a bit anyway.

...so even though my "developmental guy" comment was made in haste, I still agree with it.

It's not so much that you said he's a developmental guy, but that despite all he has going for him he wasn't picked til the end of the draft...has he just not been able to translate all his physical and mental gifts into being a really good football player yet?_________________

49ers Finest wrote:

People just seem to be mad because the chiefs are all of a sudden doing what their fans thought they were capable of

It's not so much that you said he's a developmental guy, but that despite all he has going for him he wasn't picked til the end of the draft...has he just not been able to translate all his physical and mental gifts into being a really good football player yet?

He went to a small school and didn't post an elite 40 time, so if I had to guess, those are the reasons why he fell in the draft. He looks great on tape from what I've seen._________________

Like Kush this is a guy that I have never heard of and was clueless as to why we took him instead of a guy like Poyer or Gilkey, but after all I have heard I am stoked for this pick. He may not make an immediate impact on defense, but should have a place on ST.